Robe... Beautiful one day, crayfish the next.

Robe .... 7th - 14th March (+ 2 bonus days courtesy of dodgy transmission sensor)
Robe certainly did live up to its reputation of beautiful sandy beaches & amazing, fresh seafood.

The caravan park was surprisingly quiet with only a handful of vans in our area.
We were a short walk across the road from the creatively named, 'long beach', a beautiful stretch of beach that has the softest sand I have ever felt, our toes literally melted into the sand as we walked along the waters edge. Half of the beach allows cars & was packed on the weekend.

We did quite a few walks along the beach & like most coastal towns this one has beautiful walking tracks. We did a 6km walk one day..... Yes, that it not a typo WE WALKED 6 KILOMETRES!! It was actually really lovely walking on the path from the centre of the Main Street, around the marina to the lookout where the obelisk is (still not sure what an obelisk is).

We watched a few sunsets from the lighthouse as I think they will be the last sunsets over the beach we will see for a while.

With Robe being famous for its shellfish, we could not go past indulging in a fresh crayfish in the caravan for tea. No other accompaniments needed except for some seafood sauce & lettuce.
I discovered Robe to be a foodies paradise after going to Union Cafe for breakfast twice, (thanks Sarah Gagliardi for the recommendation). The little ice cream shop was pretty cool too with about 20 different flavours of home made ice cream. They even had some dairy free for Gary that were way more exciting than the usual lemon or mango sorbet he usually has to settle for.

Monday the 14th was Adelaide Cup public holiday & also check out day for us to head off to Warrnambool. We were up at the crack of 8 o'clock, finished packing up the van & car & started to head out of the park when Gary noticed the transmission warning light was flashing. Oh dear..... That is not what you want to see when you're about to drive 320km dragging your house behind you!
Gary phoned Isuzu Roadside Assist (RAA) who just happened to have their one & only mechanic already on his way to Robe for another callout. He took one look & said "that'll have to go on the computer mate, we'd better call Isuzu in Mt Gambier & try & book it in tomorrow" (due to being a public holiday).
The Isuzu service manager answered his phone which was pretty impressive & said to bring it in first thing next day to check it out. If it was just the sensor they will fix it same day but if it was the transmission then it would take a week to fix! Oh well, might just have to console ourselves with some fresh prawns!
He said we would need to get the car towed just in case it was the transmission. In true country town fashion, the RAA guy is also the tow truck driver..... He said he'd pick us up at 7am so they could fit us in as first job of the day.
Tuesday morning the tow truck arrives & I'm just a little bit excited to be going on this adventure of a 130km ride in a tow truck! My excitement was short lived as soon as we climbed into the passenger seats.......

Hooley Dooley, I know it's a tow truck but would it kill him to give the dash a wipe or clean it out of rubbish once every five years? Oh yeah, I think the only time the windscreen has ever been cleaned is when it rains. Remembering, this truck is doing country runs so the screen was thick with every dead bug & guts you could imagine! I could hardly contain my sniggers for the whole journey knowing how incredibly pedantic Gary is about his cars cleanliness. He is also driven to insanity if he ever hears a tiny rattle or squeak in his cars. You could hardly hear yourself think with the noise. I also would have worn my sports bra if I'd known how bumpy it was going to be. It was so bad it was hilarious.......
We sat in the customer lounge for a couple of hours & then they finally came & said "all fixed" it was a dodgy sensor so they replaced it. We then went & had some lunch & did the customary Mt Gambier touristy things like visiting the Blue Lake & Umpherston Sinkhole. We've seen them both a few times but they are still just as impressive.
Well....that was our week in Robe (+ 2 bonus days). It was a terrific first 'real' stop. Next stop, Warrnambool......